I'm planning on making this in the next couple of days. If you didn't use the full quart of ice cream, how much did you actually use? Is a pint too little? I think this will be a huge hit at my daughter's daycare.

Hey Liz, I would use close to a quart (2 pints). I think one pint is too little. And it was just personal preference on my part for not wanting that much ice cream. It didn't ruin it...it'll be fine with a full quart. Here is my friend's recipe and JustJenn uses 3/4 of a quart: http://justjennrecipes.com/category/jello/

Hi Mary, thanks for the feedback. I made the Jello last night, along with the Thin Mint Brownie recipe you recently shared (YUM!). I used 3/4 pint of vanilla ice cream but it didn't have as nice of a thick layer of cream on top, like your picture showed. I ended up with a thin layer, which is fine. Do you think it could be there result of overmixing?

Liz, you used 3/4 of a PINT or a QUART? You need to be closer to a Quart (4 cups). I think is depends on so many things...the type of ice cream used, whether it all melted into the jello...I'm not sure. No two look the same! My cousin makes it and it is always flatter...but it also might be the container. Oh, the fluctuation in jello...I hope it was still delicious! - mary

@Anonymous How long? Hum...I'm not sure. I've had it out at a party for about an hour. Will the insulated bag have a pack of ice in it as well? That would definitely help. The gelatin will keep it together, it'll just get really soft and hard to eat with more time. Again, I'm not sure...mine are usually served straight from the refrigerator. - mary